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Scientific Name Anadoras grypus  (Cope, 1872)
Common Names Speckled Talking Catfish
Gefleckter Dornwels (Germany)
Type Locality Río Ambyiacu, Peru.
Synonym(s) Doras grypus
Etymology Anadoras: From the Greek ana, meaning again, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); 
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Size 114mm or 4.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Ampiyacu (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH 6.2 - 7.2
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters dh 15.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23, pp 270, Pl. 15 (figs. 1, 1a).
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Last Update 2020 Sep 28 06:06 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00)